Woodworking machines with overmolded arbors
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1. A woodworking machine comprising:
- a cutter;
an arbor on which the cutter is mounted;
an electrically non-conductive material disposed to electrically insulate the arbor, where the material comprises fiber organized into a pattern;
a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a user and the cutter; and
a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action to mitigate the dangerous condition upon detection of the dangerous condition by the detection system.
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Abstract
Power equipment with various safety systems is disclosed. Table saws with safety systems and/or blade retraction are disclosed. Over-molded arbors are disclosed, including arbors with prepreg over-molding.
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1. A woodworking machine comprising:
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a cutter;
an arbor on which the cutter is mounted;
an electrically non-conductive material disposed to electrically insulate the arbor, where the material comprises fiber organized into a pattern;
a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a user and the cutter; and
a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action to mitigate the dangerous condition upon detection of the dangerous condition by the detection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A woodworking machine comprising:
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a cutter;
an arbor on which the cutter is mounted;
at least one bearing to support the arbor;
a material wrapped a plurality of times around at least a portion of the arbor and configured to electrically insulate the arbor from the bearing;
a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a user and the cutter; and
a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action to mitigate the dangerous condition upon detection of the dangerous condition by the detection system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A woodworking machine comprising:
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a cutter;
an arbor on which the cutter is mounted;
prepreg over-molded over at least a portion of the arbor;
a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a user and the cutter; and
a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action to mitigate the dangerous condition upon detection of the dangerous condition by the detection system.
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